Bill and Ted Face the Music (aka Bill and Ted 3)

[Brian in Mesa]

Bill & Ted 3 is finally going into production

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/04/bill-ted-3-is-finally-going-into-production/

A third entry in the Bill & Ted series has been in various stages of development for the better part of a decade. Now, the two dudes and their time traveling phone booth look closer than ever to returning.

While out promoting his documentary Who the F*@% is Frank Zappa? and concurrent Zappa archival project, actor Alex Winter revealed that a start date for Bill & Ted 3 could be imminent. “We’ve been working on it for, like six years,” Winter, who played Bill S. Preston in the original two films, told Forbes. “We’re knee-deep in the script, it’s been written by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon, who wrote the first two, they are fantastic writers, and the script is great. We have a script, we have a director, we have a studio – we’re just trying to nail down a start date.”

When asked if that start date would come by the end of this year or during the early part of the next, Winter replied, “Hopefully the former, possibly the latter.”

 

[Stout]

No. Just no.

 

[Covert Rain]

If it gets great reviews I would probably go see it. My initial reaction is ....it's been too long and one my favorite characters won't be in it because GC died so I am less interested.

 

[Shaggy]

GC?

 

[Brian in Mesa]

GC?

George Carlin aka Rufus.

 

[Iceman]

I will watch this with low expectations

 

[CardsFan88]

Excellent, though maybe I'm biased since they filmed the first one at the high school I grew up by and went to. 2nd one sucked.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Excellent, though maybe I'm biased since they filmed the first one at the high school I grew up by and went to.

Same here. It was filmed while I was going there. Several friends were in the movie.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Excellent, though maybe I'm biased since they filmed the first one at the high school I grew up by and went to. 2nd one sucked.

I went to Coronado High School (72), one of the schools they used for filming. I've driven by San Dimas High School many times, one of the other schools they filmed at. Did you grow up near one of those schools or did they shoot at another high school also?

 

[puckhead]

I smell Oscar nominations, oh wait, that's the smell of bong water.

 

[CardsFan88]

I went to Coronado High School (72), one of the schools they used for filming. I've driven by San Dimas High School many times, one of the other schools they filmed at. Did you grow up near one of those schools or did they shoot at another high school also?

Coronado '96, also went to Tonto across the street until they shut it down after the 87-88 school year.

 

[Covert Rain]

Excellent, though maybe I'm biased since they filmed the first one at the high school I grew up by and went to. 2nd one sucked.

The convenience store scene that was filmed in the first movie was down the street from my old house (Circle K, Southern and Hardy in Tempe). My friends and I rode our bikes every night they were filming there to watch. The actors trailers were in the adjacent parking lot. At that time I had no clue what movie it was or who Keanu Reeves was but I was literally 25 feet away as they shot the scene in the parking lot and in the store. He even came over to say hi on one of the nights.

I just remember thinking....wow...what a ripoff...they are using a phone booth like Doctor Who. Little did I know. Plus it was the first time I realized how long it took to film one small scene. It was the same thing over and over with the FX guy spraying a chemical on the ground to simulate the time machine arrival or departure....I can't remember. Then KR saying the same lines over and over and over.

That would never happen today. Not with cell phones and such.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Coronado '96, also went to Tonto across the street until they shut it down after the 87-88 school year.

I had heard that Tonto was no more, I didn't realize it happened that long ago. Makes me feel even older. And from what I understand, Coronado doesn't look like it used to at all and none of the shots from that movie still remain.

 

[Chaplin]

No. Just no.

Why?

 

[oaken1]

still cant believe it took alex winter 20 years to talk Keanu into this,lol.

so, what do we think?? are our two heros gonna have to time jump through history to find and save their wayward ecstasy droppin kids they had with a stripper they met at kwicky mart?

 

[Stout]

Why?

Because the second one was hideous and we're so far removed from the original anyway.

 

[Covert Rain]

still cant believe it took alex winter 20 years to talk Keanu into this,lol.

Oh I can. If I was Reeves I would have stayed far away as well. Especially when he had so many offers he was picking and choosing what he wanted to do and getting paid huge money. There was zero motivation.

He mentioned in an interview couple years ago the blockbuster movie offers dried up as he got older. He doesn't need the money. So, I would imagine it probably has to do more with attaching his name to another potential blockbuster since there are a ton of Bill & Ted fans out there.

 

[bankybruce]

Coronado '96, also went to Tonto across the street until they shut it down after the 87-88 school year.

How long were you in high school!?!?!?!

 

[oaken1]

Oh I can. If I was Reeves I would have stayed far away as well. Especially when he had so many offers he was picking and choosing what he wanted to do and getting paid huge money. There was zero motivation.

He mentioned in an interview couple years ago the blockbuster movie offers dried up as he got older. He doesn't need the money. So, I would imagine it probably has to do more with attaching his name to another potential blockbuster since there are a ton of Bill & Ted fans out there.

I'm sure John Wick 2 will help

 

[Covert Rain]

I'm sure John Wick 2 will help

The first only did 86 million US and was a smaller release but it does keep his name out there. I freaking loved that movie.

 

[CardsFan88]

I had heard that Tonto was no more, I didn't realize it happened that long ago. Makes me feel even older. And from what I understand, Coronado doesn't look like it used to at all and none of the shots from that movie still remain.

I'll give you the low down.

They tore it down except for the original gym. (and the auxillary gym they built around '91)

They took the mural which was on the front of the auditorium (featured in the movie and others) and saved it and it's a part of the new school. It's looks a lot smaller, but then again Coronado even when I went there was down to about 1200 students. They went lower to about 900, but I see a few years back they were back up to 1200. Not sure where they are now.

Basically where the tennis courts and old baseball field were, as well as autotech/home ec areas are where they built the new school, two stories.

Where the meat of the old school was, is now the baseball fields. I think they started the process in 2006 and finished it around 2008.

Crazy enough, Tonto sat empty for a long time, then was a Montessori school, then they redid the fields, tore most of it down, rebuilt it, and since they just closed Tonalea last year or year before, they moved those kids to the rebuilt Tonto, but call it Tonalea.

How long were you in high school!?!?!?!

lol

Tonto was the elementary school across the street. Went there k-4, then had to go to Pima for 5-6, and Supai middle for 7-8. 4 years at Coronado.

The first only did 86 million US and was a smaller release but it does keep his name out there. I freaking loved that movie.

That's pretty dang good for 1988. That would be like doing 300 million now. Ticket prices were like $2.50-3.50 then, at least here in AZ.

Also Reeves has been doing smaller movies recently, like Knock Knock, so I'm sure his ego and price level have gone down.

 

[Covert Rain]

That's pretty dang good for 1988. That would be like doing 300 million now. Ticket prices were like $2.50-3.50 then, at least here in AZ.

I was referring to John Wick. So that is not really a blockbuster. So I bet John Wick 2 does similar type numbers.

 

[CardsFan88]

I was referring to John Wick.

Oh, Got ya

 

[bankybruce]

lol

Tonto was the elementary school across the street. Went there k-4, then had to go to Pima for 5-6, and Supai middle for 7-8. 4 years at Coronado.

Gottcha!

 

[Covert Rain]

By the way....even though there were no cell phones back then I do remember them yelling at people not to take pictures or they would be escorted off the premises. Having said that it would have been so cool to just have one picture of being there that week during filming to show my kids.